KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio

The KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio website is a portal to KwaZulu-Natal, its top businesses, organizations, municipalities and government departments. The website includes a profile of the Province, an insight into successful governance and the economy, highlights current investment possibilities in the province and provides regular news updates. KwaZulu-Natal offers you great opportunities for growth, expansion, trade and investment.

Zululand Chamber news

Judith Nzimande, the current ZCCI President was elected as the first female boss for KwaZulu-Natal Business Chambers Council yesterday. MEC of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Mr Sihle Zikalala congratulated the new chairperson on her new appointment. view more

Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry members hosted the Deputy Governor of the South Africa Reserve Bank, Daniel Mminele on 01 August 2018 in Richards Bay. Daniel Mminele has been Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) since July 2009. He oversees Financial Markets, International Economic Relations and Policy, Legal Services as well view more

As per the agreement reach on Thursday, 7 June 2018, the link to TPT’s website will be displayed on the ZCCI’s web page, for ease of access to RFQs. Click here: https://www.transnetportterminals.net/pages/default.aspx view more

The ZCCI SMME Seminar and Exhibition 2018 will be held in August at the King Fisher Hall at the ZCBF. The Minister of Small Business Development, Minister Lindiwe Zulu has been invited to deliver the opening address. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the occasion of his State Visit to South Africa this morning. This will be the first state visit that President Ramaphosa hosts since he became President of the Republic of South Africa. One of the view more

Mr¬† Sastri Ramiah of the Olive Convention Centre gave a presentation at the ZCCI’s Richards Bay Divisional Meeting on 26 April 2018. Have a look at the presentation here: Olive Group Mr Ken Daniel gave a presentation on “Market Next.” Have a look at his presentation here: Expand 2 Africa PPT view more

Dear Member, Below statement is from Eskom for your information and reference. Eskom sympathises with its over 47 000 employees who have worked very hard to help keep the lights on during the past financial year. However, due to the difficult financial situation that the company currently faces, Eskom has decided to offer no salary view more

Mbali Mathenjwa of Transnet Port Terminal’s Corporate Affairs Division, met with about 80 ZCCI members and business owners on Thursday, 7 June 2018. She explained the Transnet Structure and Transnet Port Terminal (TPTs) good relationship with the ZCCI. Answering questions from the floor, Ms Mathenjwa said inter alia that problems regarding the procurement are not view more

JCCI Business News

The Chamber is a key player in promoting and facilitating international trade within Africa and internationally. As an impartial third party, we can negotiate contracts and secure funding for projects that... view more

The Belt and and Road Initiative is a road map to the future and a bridge to new opportunities for South African companies.
The Belt and Road Initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century... view more

Thusang Mahlangu achieved his vision of becoming CEO at 40 when he was appointed Africa CEO for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) in 2017. Born and bred in Pimville Zone 7, Soweto, he joined the... view more

RAISING INVESTOR AND BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba of the City of Johannesburg, delivered his State of the City Address on the 2 May 2018.
Since taking over the City of Johannesburg,... view more

JCCI and Fragomen recently hosted an immigration seminar on Inspections and Compliance, which was open to both members and non-members of the Chamber. The impetus for organising this seminar was the looming... view more

THE FUTURE OF WORK: STRONG LEADERSHIP NEEDED
The world of work has changed dramatically in recent years and is poised for even more drastic disruption
over the next five to seven years as technology continues... view more

As a 100% black owned company initially established in KwaZuluNatal, SLG has a stellar 16-year record of supplying gas since 2002 to majority of the industrial customers within the KwaZuluNatal area and is now... view more

Households in Gauteng's three metropolitan areas rely less on social grants than those in the five metropolitan areas located in other provinces.
This is according to the 2018 South Africa Survey, published... view more

The Global Business Accelerator / JCCI SME Export Incubator is a launchpad for SME exporters wanting to get their product or service into foreign markets.
The Export Incubator provides participants... view more

Ms Anja Pauls, the representative for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ), visited the Global Business Accelerator's market day on the 23 March 2018.
Ms Anja Pauls is the BMZ... view more

Molly's Food Enterprise is a proudly 100% black owned company founded in 2013 by Johannesburg-born entrepreneur Lerato Nonyane.
Nonyane's early career was in the hospitality industry. She worked as an... view more

William Haywood is the owner and managing director of Liquifire Organic Fuel CC, which is a manufacturing company that produces and distributes organic fuel. Liquifire Organic Fuel CC is a 110% Black owned... view more

Theresa Moller, executive director, of Be-Direct Solutions is currently responsible for training the incubates participating in the JCCI SME Export Incubator.
The three-year programme is aimed at developing... view more

Absolute Style Wines was founded by Anne Serebolo Mogadingoane in 2016.
Mogadingoane has over 15 years of management experience in various government sectors of the economy.
Her qualifications include a... view more

Bestbuy Oil was founded by Godfrey Rajool in 2014.
Through a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective; the company aims to offer branded oil and lubricants at affordable prices, while actively participating in... view more

Tamara Dini, Partner, Bowmans' Competition Practice, South Africa
Competition law is complex, and evolving and encapsulates much more than cartel conduct. With competition regulators becoming increasingly... view more

Corobrik, South Africa's leading brick maker, has embarked on a multibillion rand investment roll out to grow its business and develop new markets over the next five to six years.
Dirk Meyer, the chief... view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the Youth Employment Service (YES) in March 2018, at the Riverside Incubation Hub in Fourways, Johannesburg.
The YES initiative aims to see more than one million young South... view more

Tasia Brummer, Immigration Specialist at Xpatweb
Companies may expect "a knock on the door" from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to conduct required audits and investigations on their employment... view more

Engineering News

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe and his department's failure, on Tuesday, to show up at a hotly awaited meeting in Parliament on the fuel price has been described as a "boycott" and "a disgrace" by Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Energy. Neither the Minister, nor his deputy Thembisile Majola, director-general (DG) Thabane Zulu, nor other officials of the department turned up at the meeting, which has been on the agenda for two weeks. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed setting up a sovereign wealth fund to help boost economic growth, and his ruling African National Congress (ANC) backs the plan, two senior party officials said on Tuesday. Ramaphosa, who replaced scandal-plagued Jacob Zuma as ANC leader late last year, is trying to rekindle growth before next year's national election. view more

State-owned power firm Eskom has hired financial adviser Lazard to draft a plan to shore up its balance sheet as it struggles to emerge from a financial crisis, two banking sources told Reuters. Cash-strapped Eskom is critical to Africa's most industrialised economy as it supplies more than 90% of its power and is one of its most indebted state firms. view more

Johannesburg executive mayor Herman Mashaba has declared Johannesburg's inner city open for business by putting 71 properties out to tender for private sector development into mixed-income housing, student accommodation and small business rental space.
This forms part of City of Joburg's inner city revitalisation project, which was approved by the council in September 2017. view more

The attorneys acting on behalf of the different applicants in two separate listeriosis class action lawsuits against Tiger Brands over the listeriosis outbreak have agreed to combine the lawsuits into a single certification application.
Tiger Brands on Tuesday said its legal representatives had, on Monday, met with the attorneys for claimants, Richard Spoor and LHL Attorneys, and the Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng local division of the High Court, Johannesburg to discuss the matter. view more

The South African waste sector is in desperate need of change, says Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Waste Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap Implementation Unit manager Professor Linda Godfrey. Speaking at the launch of South Africa's first research chairs in waste, on Tuesday, she said waste and climate and waste and society are two key elements of South Africa's Waste RDI Roadmap, which was implemented by national government to support more effective decision-making, faster insertion of context-appropriate technology, and strengthened capability and capacity. view more

The South African Poultry Association will continue to campaign for chicken to be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) because it believes it is in the interests of the country and lower-income households, it said in a statement on Tuesday. ¬† SAPA is disappointed that the Woolard panel did not recommend the zero-rating of chicken. A final decision on any additional products to be zero-rated will probably be taken later this year, and SAPA intends to contribute vigorously to the public debate. ¬† "Our argument will be based on the detailed submission made to the panel, supported by an economic and regulatory analysis prepared by our advisers, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)," it said in a statement on Tuesday. ¬† view more

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa's (FMCSA's) Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria, has produced its 500 000th Ford Ranger. "The current Ford Ranger has been a remarkable success story for FMCSA, and we are delighted to have reached the 500 000 mark for this vehicle programme," Ford Middle East and Africa Operations VP Ockert Berry said on Tuesday. view more

Fund manager Vantage said late on Monday it had, through its renewable energy fund Vantage GreenX Note II, provided R2.05-billion of funding to six solar and wind energy projects in South Africa with a combined capacity of 433 MW. The projects, which are part of South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, reached financial close in July. view more

Namibia's long-delayed Kudu gas-to-power project, seen as key to boosting electricity security in the southwest African country, might not be viable, Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo said on Monday. Namibia's offshore Kudu Gas Fields have proven and probable recoverable reserves estimated at more than 3.3-trillion cubic feet and are a central part of the country's plans to reduce its dependence on electricity imports. But the project has been delayed for around 25 years. view more